Issue 86, 2023

Removal of dyes using polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): a recent approach

Abstract

Removal of dyes from various industrial effluents is a great challenge, and cost-effective methods and materials with high dye removal efficacy are in high demand. Adsorption, nanofiltration and photocatalytic degradation are three major techniques that have been investigated for dye removal. PIMs are promising materials for use in these three methods based on their attributes, such as microporosity, solution processibility, high chemical stability and tunability through facile synthesis and easy postmodification. Although the number of reports on dye removal employing PIMs are limited, some of the materials have been shown to exhibit good dye separation properties, which are comparable to those of the state-of-the-art material activated carbon. In this highlight, we make an account of progress in PIMs and PIM-based composite materials in different dye removal processes over the last decade. Furthermore, we discuss the existing challenges of PIM-based materials and aim to analyze the key parameters for improving their dye removal properties.

Graphical abstract: Removal of dyes using polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): a recent approach

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
05 jul 2023
Accepted
02 out 2023
First published
03 out 2023

Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 12799-12812

Removal of dyes using polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs): a recent approach

A. Gogoi, H. Barman, S. Mandal and S. Seth, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 12799 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03248E

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